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WhistlePig’s The Boss Hog XII: Feather & Flame Is a Deliciously Unconventional Rye Whiskey

Another winning release in the exclusive Boss Hog lineup.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Nike x Comme des Garcons Air Max 95 Sneakers

The brand Comme des Garcons might be most well-known for their ability to put their heart with eyes logos on just about everything, but the brand has also done quite a few collabs of note over the years. Case in point, the recently available Nike x Comme des Garcons Air…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Luminox X Bear Grylls Survival Collection Watches

If Bear Grylls' name is on the product, it'd better be tough. Such is the case with his new line of watches from Luminox, known for their rugged timepieces. The Bear Grylls Survival Collection includes six watches designed to take punishment while looking appropriately ready for the worst the great…

By Amos Kwon
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Clothing
Taylor Stitch’s Piston Jacket Is the Essence of Old School Cool

There are plenty of great jackets on the market you could be wearing on the regular, but few are as effortlessly old school cool as the Taylor Stitch Piston Jacket. Inspired by the classic Harrington style zip-up jacket (think James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause) but made out of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Anthony Bourdain’s “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide”

Anthony Bourdain comes back to haunt us in the best of ways via the medium that made him famous: a book. Written by Bourdain and his faithful assistant, Laurie Woolever, it covers key insights into his favorite global locations, including access, accommodations, and of course, food. More than just a…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
Benchmade’s Tengu Flipper Knife Is an EDC Essential

Benchmade Knife Company is one of the most accomplished, storied, reputable and dare we say it, best pocket knife brands out there for good reason--they make knives that can stand up to the apocalypse while still being attractive and downright functional. Their most recent creation--the 601 Tengu Flipper--is still a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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